diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 612de9966..a57a408bd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ver 0.22.9 (not yet released)
+
 ver 0.22.8 (2021/05/22)
 * fix crash bug in "albumart" command (0.22.7 regression)
 
diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index ca4591b97..36e636804 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           package="org.musicpd"
           android:installLocation="auto"
-          android:versionCode="56"
-          android:versionName="0.22.8">
+          android:versionCode="57"
+          android:versionName="0.22.9">
 
   <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21" android:targetSdkVersion="29"/>
 
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 347fe99f4..5062830b2 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ author = 'Max Kellermann'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.22.8'
+version = '0.22.9'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9cf0c7ba3..30374ee00 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'mpd',
   ['c', 'cpp'],
-  version: '0.22.8',
+  version: '0.22.9',
   meson_version: '>= 0.49.0',
   default_options: [
     'c_std=c11',